Math 421, Modern Algebra
About the textbook
Our required text will be "A First Course in Abstract Algebra", the
7th Edition, by John B. Fraleigh, which has ISBN 978-0201763904. The
bookstore should have used copies, but I am not sure of the price.
There are used copies you can buy online for about $75. I would avoid
the Kindle edition.
The 6th edition has different sections and some differenct material so will
not work.
The 8th edition is electronic only and is not appropriate.
A Remote Scheduled Class
This class will be "remote scheduled"
and here is what that will mean, most weeks. Most weeks we will meet online
twice, for about 30 minutes each time. Midterms and perhaps quizzes will happen
during one of the scheculed times. The bulk of the mathematical content will
be in a sequence of three or four video segments, each about eight minute long,
that you will be asked to view prior to the schduled time.
More technical and accesibility issues
Be sure your UNM email account is working and you have a way to check it daily. There
are limitations on how I can send to non-UNM email accounts.
Not much more will show up on this website, as we will be utilizing
UNM-Learn . Before classes start is a good
time to discover if there are techical or accessibility issues related to your
viewing material at UNM-Learn. My plan is to use YouTube to host videos.